Tell Me About Your Hair

**Hair myths are everywhere—and some of them are flat-out wrong.** If you’ve ever wondered whether trims make hair grow faster, whether box dye is really the villain, or if you can train your hair to be less oily, this episode breaks down the beauty beliefs people keep repeating behind the chair.

On *Tell Me About Your Hair*, the conversation becomes a game of **myth, fact, or it depends** as Keri and Julee tackle the claims clients ask about most. From gray hairs and split ends to shampoo frequency, tight ponytails, air drying, dandruff, wet hair, and the debate over expensive products, this episode may change how you think about your routine.

You’ll discover:

- Why cutting hair doesn’t make it grow faster, even if trims can help it look fuller and healthier

- What actually happens when you pluck a gray hair

- Why split ends can’t truly be repaired with a product

- How porosity, texture, and density affect the way hair behaves

- Whether box dye is always bad—or just a poor match for some hair

- Why shampoo habits differ from person to person

- When more expensive shampoo may be worth it, and when less expensive products can still work

Keri and Julee also get into the practical realities stylists see every day, from product buildup and color correction to scalp health and platinum appointments. It’s a fun, honest conversation that blends salon experience with the questions clients are curious about.

Whether you care about your own hair, work behind the chair, or have repeated a hair-care rule because someone told you it was true, tune in for the myths, the debates, and a fresh perspective on what your hair really needs.

In this episode, Keri and Julee share practical strategies for building a successful hairdressing business from scratch, emphasizing the importance of branding, online presence, and client engagement.

Key Topics

• Starting a hair business from scratch
• Using Yelp and Google for client acquisition
• The importance of branding and visual presentation
• Engaging with clients through compliments and social interactions
• Effective use of social media and online reviews
• Naming your business for easy recall
• Choosing the right photos for your portfolio
• Niche specialization versus general skills

Takeaways

• Always look your best to attract clients.
• Use Yelp and Google to find new clients and ask for reviews.
• Name your business something memorable and easy to spell.
• Show a variety of work on your social media to attract diverse clients.
• Respond promptly to inquiries and reviews to build trust.

Chapters

00:00

Introduction and episode overview

02:08

What to do if starting from zero

04:23

The power of appearance and talking about your hair

05:54

Branding and business name importance

07:02

Using Yelp and Chat GPT for client acquisition

09:10

Managing Yelp reviews and advertising budget

11:09

Choosing the right photos to showcase your skills

13:41

Specializing in your niche and saying no to unwanted work

14:40

Turning Yelp advertising on and off strategically

15:47

Summary and final tips for starting your hair business

Creative people are rarely just “born talented”—and Keri’s story shows how support, curiosity, and a restless creative streak can shape a career in unexpected ways. In this episode of *Tell Me About Your Hair*, Julee sits down with her friend Keri to explore the real story behind her talent, her career, and the creativity she can’t switch off.

Keri shares how her parents’ encouragement helped nurture her creativity, how a chance visit to a hair show sparked her interest in the industry, and how an 11-year career at Supercuts gave her a strong foundation in both hairstyling and education. She reflects on moving from chain salons to higher-end work, finding her place as a stylist and educator, and realizing she wanted more time and freedom to create.

The conversation also takes a more personal turn as Keri talks about losing her friend Valentino to pancreatic cancer—and how that experience changed her perspective on time, relationships, and taking creative risks. She opens up about building an audience through comedy and hairstyling videos, handling online backlash, and finding a healthier balance between sharing her life and keeping parts of it private.

Along the way, Keri offers advice for aspiring content creators: focus on storytelling, make your work memorable, and keep showing up. Because sometimes, people choose a stylist not just for the hair, but for the person they’ll enjoy spending time with.

The hairstylist advice everyone gets is backwards. Julee George reveals what actually helps you grow behind the chair, why hair can feel like part of your identity, and how salon habits can shape your business, confidence, and client relationships.

Julee and Keri go beyond beauty talk and into the realities of working in hair: how education changed Julee’s career, what makes salon systems work, and how she went from choosing hairdressing for the lunch break to becoming a Redken educator, salon owner, and part owner and operational manager of Image Studios in Huntington Beach.

In this candid conversation, they explore:

- How education and learning from mistakes can move a stylist’s career forward

- The business differences between cutting and color services

- What assistants need to learn—and how thoughtful systems can support them

- Why clear, upfront pricing builds trust with clients

- How to think through complicated color corrections and when it may be better to say no

- Whether bangs really can work for everyone

Julee also shares stories from building and selling a 13-station salon in Long Beach, training assistants, and balancing creative work with the demands of running a business. Along the way, the conversation wanders into banana bread, salon humor, gray hair, and why some transformations may look great in a photo but be harder to live with.

For hairstylists, salon owners, beauty students, and anyone who knows hair is more than just hair, this episode offers honest stories and practical perspective from years behind the chair.

Brandon Chavez shares how dance, joy, and community shaped his path from leading Zumba classes to serving as president of Orange County Pride. He opens up about coming out young, navigating faith and family acceptance, and why visible, welcoming spaces still matter. Along the way, the conversation touches on confidence, self-expression, chosen community, and, of course, a few memorable hair stories.

Today, we’re not just drinking tea—we’re spilling it. Keri and Julee kick things off with the stories hairstylists usually save for after work: embarrassing salon mishaps, clients who cross a line, hair disasters, and the moment you realize a client relationship just isn’t working.

From a pants-splitting salon emergency and a shampoo-bowl soaking to burnt bangs, a 16-hour color correction, and the client who asked, “Do you even have a license?”—nothing is off limits. Along the way, they get real about owning mistakes, rebuilding trust, setting boundaries, and knowing when the kindest answer is “I can’t safely do that.”

Plus: state board stories, salon gross-outs, and the unforgettable client Keri finally had to fire. Pull up a chair and spill the tea with us!

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